Bacon Bits: 6...months. One half of a year. How is this possible?!

April 2, 2014: Jack is 6 months old!

This is really late. That's because I have learned that life with a 6 month old is pretty non-stop. The only reason I am even able to get this post written is because I am sick and staying home from work. Which is really weird... the house...to myself...I can sleep all day? I don't even know how to deal with today. I'm sick... so I need to lay in bed and sleep. But cleaning and laundry and errands are crossing my mind. Who am I? ...a mom. But don't worry. I'm writing this post from my bed and plan to go to sleep as soon as I am done.

Anyway. Jack is AMAZING. I absolutely love this age. He is so active and playful and FUNNY! This kid has a serious sense of humor. That makes sense, knowing his Dad. He laughs at everything, including himself. Blows a raspberry - AHH! Toots - AHH! Throws a toy - AHHHH! Looks at Mom - AHH! Dad walks into the room - super AHH! He loves his Daddy. The second he sees him, his entire body lights up with glee. It's pretty incredible and gives me the warm fuzzies all over.

He has pretty bad allergies (like his Mom) and the poor guy sneezes and coughs all night. It wakes him up at night and he has a hard time going back to sleep... good thing for a little children's Benadryl! He also is drooling like crazy... but no teeth yet. I really hope he doesn't have my teeth. I have a lot of anxiety awaiting that little tooth to pop up.

I spent my first weekend away from Jack to go to a friend's wedding in Virginia. It was really great for me to have some alone time and I had an AMAZING time seeing all of my friends from high school and catching up... but by Sunday morning, I was seriously missing my little dude. I caught an earlier flight home to see him sooner, but when I got home he had a 102 fever and wasn't feeling well at all! But he had a great time with Dad and Grannci while Mom got a little time to herself :) Grandma came up for a week and a half as well...Jack was quite spoiled!!! He got to stay home from school all week and play all day! Grandma said she forgot how exhausting it is having a little guy around... she took quite a few naps.

Jack and Bowser are quickly becoming absolute best friends. Bowser waits outside of Jack's door in the morning and cries for us to wake him up. And when we go in, his tail wags so fast, his butt is going to fall off. Jack loves petting him and when he pulls his tail or hair, Bowser just gives him kisses. It melts my heart!

I really can't believe how quickly time is flying by. This time last year, I was just telling people I was pregnant. I had no idea how much my life would change in just a year. Everyday, I fall more and more in love with Jack. My family is my world. I truly believe that my place in this world was to be Jack's mom. He is the light of my life and makes me happier than anything else.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from this month :)